Glove



June 27, 1939. v P. L. vERNHEs GLOVE Filed Dec. 10, 1938 Patented June27, 1939 UNITED STTES "ATENT oFFlcE 4 Claims.

My invention particularly relates to a glove and to a method offabricating the same.

I-Ieretofore, in the glove industry, it has been customary, when makingladies gauntlet gloves,

for example, to provide a glove blank formed from a sheet of flexiblematerial, such as leather, which comprises portions forming a coveringfor the hand including the back and front of the fingers and the backand front of the gauntlet portion 10 of the glove, and to overfold theblank along a line extending longitudinally thereof and substantiallycentrally of the blank. The edges of the blank, therefore, lie insuperposed positions and form a side edge of the glove. In finishing 15the glove, the usual thumb piece is sewn in the thumb opening providedtherefor, fourchettes are sewn between the front and back finger-formingportions, and the glove, throughout the entire length thereof, is sewnalong its side to fasten 20 the superposed edges of the blank together.In making a gauntlet glovein this manner, the edge of the glove lyingalong the line upon which the blank is folded must necessarily bestraight and, therefore, it has been necessary to produce the 25 flarein the gauntlet by flaring the edges of the blank. Hence, the flare ofthe gauntlet lies wholly on one side of the finished glove therebyrendering it asymmetrical. Furthermore, the appearance of the sidestitching or seam is, generally 30 speaking, undesirable.

It is, therefore, a primary object of my invention to provide a glovecomprising integral finger, hand and gauntlet portions which issymmetrical in form and which, additionally, is of 35 such pattern thatit provides a better fit, particularly about the wrist, than glovesformed in the customary manner above set forth. Another object residesin providing a gauntlet glove formed from a blank which is so arrangedthat 40 the glove may be completely sewn without any stitching or seamextending along either side thereof. Another object lies in providing aglove of the foregoing character wherein the blank employed in formingthe same is so shaped that 45 substantially no greater waste occurs whena plurality of blanks are cut from a trank of material than isexperienced in cutting glove blanks of the character heretoforeemployed.

A further object resides in the novel method of fabricating gloves ofthe character herein contemplated; and, with the foregoing and otherobjects in view, my invention includes the novel constructions andarrangements of parts and 55 the steps in the method of fabricatinggloves,

described below and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which-Fig. l is a plan View of a preferred form of glove blank;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the back of a finished glove formed from theblank of Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken through the glove of Fig. 2 in aboutthe plane 3-3 thereof.

In the drawing, I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of myinvention wherein I indicates generally the glove blank formed ofsuitable, flexible material. The central portion of the blank lcomprises the finger portions 2, 3, 4 and 5 which are, adapted to formthe fronts of the glove fingers. Contiguous to the finger portion 2 is afinger portion 5, substantially conforming to portion 2, and. adjacentsaid portion 6 is a finger portion 1 which substantially conforms to thefinger portion 3. The finger portions 6 and 1 are adapted to beoverfolded along the dot-dash line 8 upon the finger portions 2 and 3,respectively, whereby to form the fronts and backs of the glove fingers.Likewise, a finger portion 9, substantially conforming to finger portion5, lies contiguous thereto and a finger portion H), which conforms tofinger portion 4, lies adjacent the portion 9. Portions 9 and I0 areadapted to be overfolded about the dot-dash line ll upon the portions 5and 4 respectively, to form the backs for said finger portions. Asillustrated, the blank is slitted, of course, to the correct depthbetween adjacent finger portions except between the portions 2 and 6 and5 and 9, respectively, which serve to form the fronts and backs of thefirst and little fingers. .35

Beneath the finger-forming portions above described and intermediate thelength of the blank is a central portion l2 which lies between the foldlines 8 and II and is provided with the usual opening l3 for a thumbpiece, the portion i2 forming a covering for the palm of the hand.Contiguous to and along both sides of the portion I2 extend sideportions l4 and [5 which comprise the finger-forming. portions for theback of the glove and which are adapted to be folded over upon theportion l2 to form the covering for the back of the hand. The free edgesof the lateral portions I4 and I5 preferably extend substantially inparallel relationship and, from the points l6 and H, the sides of theblank preferably diverge to provide the gauntlet forming portion of theglove blank. For purposes of illustration, the edges of the flares soformed on each sideof the lower central portion of the blank are shownas generally sinusoidal or scalloped for decorative purposes.

At the points l6 and I1, the lateral, side portions of the glove blankare slitted as indicated at l8 and H), the slits extending approximatelyto the lines of fold 8 and H and divide the lateral, side portions ofthe glove blank into the upper, side portions l4 and I5, abovedescribed, and the lower, side portions 20 and 2|. The portions 20 and2! are adapted to be overfolded, about the dot-dash lines 22 and 23,respectively, and upon the lower central portion 24 of the blank, whichforms the gauntlet covering for the front of the arm and wrist while theportions 28 and 2| are adapted, in part, to form the gauntlet coveringfor the back of the wrist and arm.

In forming the glove, the lateral portions l4 and E5 of the blank arefolded over about the lines of fold 3 and II with their free edges inabutting or slightly overfolded relationship. The lateral, sideportionslfl and 2! of the gauntlet forming portion of the blank are alsofolded over and, in order to form a flaring, symmetrical gauntlet, theslits l8 and iii are opened while maintaining the respective lateral,side portions of the blank, which lie on opposite sides of said slits,substantially in the same plane. In other words, the slits l8 and I9permit the portions 25 and 2| to be overfolded along lines extending atan angle to the lines of fold 8 and I I or along the lines of fold 22and 23 whereby, in part, to form the gauntlet, indicated generally at 25in Fig. 2, which is flared outwardly from both sides of the glove and issymmetrical.

In overfolding the lateral, side portions of the glove blank in theforegoing manner, the sides of the slits l8 and i9 are spread apartthereby forming substantially V-shaped, oppositely disposed notches. Agore element 23 is sewn within the opening formed between the V-shapednotches and the gore preferably extends between and is stitched to theedges of the overfolded portions 20 and 2|, as illustrated. Thestitching 21 which fastens the gore element in position may be of adecorative nature.

The meeting edges of the lateral portions I4 and i5 are also sewntogether as indicated at 28 and the stitching employed in so doing, asin the case of stitching 21, may also be of a decorative nature and mayresemble the stitching employed in forming the decorative ribs 29 on theback of the glove.

Of course, in completing the glove, fourchettes are stitched between thefinger-forming portions in the ordinary manner and the usual thumb pieceis sewn in the thumb opening l3 therefor.

It will be observed that the integral blank, above described, is of awidth substantially suincient to extend around the hand and the base ofthe wrist and of a length sufficient to form the desired glove and thatthe overfolded, lateral side portions are so arranged that the blank,except for sewing in the gore, fourchettes and thumb member, need besewn only between the base of the wrist to the bottom of thefingerforming portions of the blank. In other words, it is onlynecessary to stitch along the meeting edges between the points l5 and llwhich, when the blank is folded are substantially coincident, and thebottom. of the slit between the middle and third fingers and, of course,this stitching may at the same time serve to decorate the back of theglove. Although I have shown the preferred arrangement wherein the lineof stitching, which serves to unite the lateral, side portions forming acovering for the back of the hand, as extending longitudinally of theglove and generally parallel to the sides thereof, I may, of course, soform the blank that said line of stitching will extend from. adjacentthe V-shaped notches and gore, as illustrated, to a point between anytwo adjacent finger-forming portions of the glove.

It will be noted that by forming a glove in the foregoing manner, theslits permit the gauntlet portion thereof to be of symmetrical formbecause the gauntlet may be made to flare outwardly from each side ofthe glove substantially to the same degree. This not only produces apleasing and desirable effect but, by so forming the glove,

plurality of blanks of the character herein described from a sheet ortrank of material.

While I have described my invention in its preferred embodiment, it isto be understood that the words which I have used are words ofdescription rather than of limitation. Hence, changes :1

within the purview of the appended claims may be made without departingfrom the true scope and spirit of my invention in its broader aspects.

What I claim is:

l. A glove comprising a blank of flexible material having centrallydisposed portions forming a covering for the palm of the hand, the frontof the fingers and the front of the wrist, and side portions overfoldedsaid central portions and forming a covering for the backs of thefingers and the back of the hand; said side portions being provided nearthe wrist with slits extending inwardly from the edges thereofsubstantially to the lines of fold, and having the portions of saidblank adjacent said slits spread apart; and a gore secured between theedges of said slits and the edges of said side portions to form aflaring gauntlet for said glove.

2. A glove comprising an integral blank of flexible material forming acovering for the front and back of the fingers, the palm and back of thehand and the front and sides of the wrist; said blank having the edgesthereof stitched together along the back of said glove from the base ofthe fingers to the base of the wrist; said edges being provided withinwardly extending slits in the vicinity of the wrist and the portionsof said blank at either side of said slits being spread apart to formV-shaped notches in said edges; and a gore element stitched to saidblank along said edges and the edges of said notches to form a flaredgauntlet on said glove.

3. Those steps in the method of forming a flared gauntlet on a glovewhich comprise forming a blank of flexible material of a widthsubstantially sufficient to extend around the hand and the base of thewrist, and of a length sufficient to form said glove, slitting saidblank inwardly from the opposite edges thereof substantially at the baseof the wrist, opening said slits by bending the material of said blankwhile maintaining the portions thereof at either side of said slits insubstantially the same plane, and securing a gore element in positionbetween said edges and the edges of said opened slits.

being provided with oppositely disposed V-shaped notches formed byslitting said edge portions and bending the material of said blank inthe plane thereof to open said slits and separate the free 7 edges ofsaid blank; and a gore interposed between and stitched to said edges ofsaid blank and having portions extending into said notches.

PIERRE LEON VERNHES.

